split screen
noun
: a film or video technique in which the frame is divided into discrete nonoverlapping images
also
: the visual composition based on this technique
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The split screen between Washington and L.A. is disturbing, the implications dire.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 11 June 2025
Multitaskers will be able to resize windows, and the new feature will work seamlessly with split screen (just like the new iPadOS 26).
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 10 June 2025
There was a four-way split screen and Civil War music played on the PA during the match.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
And Wang plays with his audience’s perceptions of what is actually going on in and around the pair with the aid of ambitious stylistic flourishes that include roving cameras, split screens, and an ongoing dance between what’s real and what’s imagined.
—Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 11 June 2025
Multitaskers will be able to resize windows, and the new feature will work seamlessly with split screen (just like the new iPadOS 26).
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 10 June 2025
There was a four-way split screen and Civil War music played on the PA during the match.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
And Wang plays with his audience’s perceptions of what is actually going on in and around the pair with the aid of ambitious stylistic flourishes that include roving cameras, split screens, and an ongoing dance between what’s real and what’s imagined.
—Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
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“Split screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/split%20screen. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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